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Cooking with Dave - a collection of my Grandmothers Favorite Recipes
On a recent chat with my mother, she gave me an old book with hand written recipes from my grandmother. Most everything I know about cooking I learned from my grandmother and my mother. As I work my way through the book and cook her recipes, I will put them on this page and share them with anyone interested.

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Cook with Dave - My Grandmother's Recipes
Baking Powder Biscuits
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Baking Powder Biscuits - Cooking with Dave

Ingredients
2 cups flour
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
4 tablespoons baking powder
1/3 to 1/2 butter (larger amount makes it richer)
about 3/4 cup of milk
Procedure
Sift the dry ingredients. add by cutting in the butter to small bits.
Add enough milk to make soft dough.
Turn on to a floured board and roll to 1/2 - 3.4 inch thick and cut with a circular cutter or in to a square with a knife.
Heat in the oven at about 425 12 to 15 minutes un till brown.
Serve and enjoy.

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Lemon Cake Top Pudding
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Lemon Cake Topped Pudding - Cooking with Dave

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons flour
rind and juice of 1 lemon
3 egg yolks
1 cup milk

Procedure

Cream butter, sugar and flour.
Add rind and juice of lemon and well beaten egg yolks.
Stir in milk and add in 3 egg whites, stiffly beaten.
Put in creased baking dish and set in pan of hot water.
Bake at 350 degrees about 45 minutes.

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Strawberry Shortcake
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Strawberry Shortcake - Cooking with Dave

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1 tablespoon salt
3 tablespoon sugar
4 tablespoons baking powder
1/3 to 1/2 butter (larger amount makes it richer)
about 3/4 cup of milk

Procedure

Sift the dry ingredients. add by cutting in the butter to small bits.
Add enough milk to make soft dough.
Roll and place in a 9 inch cake pan.
Heat in the oven at about 425 12 to 15 minutes or longer.
Slice it in half putting berries on bottom layers and on top.
Is nice if biscuit dough is warm.
Serve with whip cream

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